Zoomorphic mask "nwenka" · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3043846

Name: Zoomorphic mask "nwenka"
SKU: 3043846
Price: 450 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 450

Provenance

Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany

Size

H: 98 cm

H: 38.6 inch

Description

wood, rep.

The “nwenka” mask is one of the oldest and most sacred wooden masks that perform at Bobo masquerades. Tradition claims it dated from the time of creation when “wuro”, the Creator God, molded the world from moist clay and made creatures to inhabit it. The “nwenka” masked dance imitates “wuro’s” creating the world.

The object Zoomorphic mask “nwenka” with the object ID 3043846 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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